ABF Ford

[leafsprings]

Simple fleet truck used for city delivery work in the 70's. Inspiration photo included.

Edited August 20, 2024 by leafsprings

[Jim B]

Great looking Ford C-series. Very well done. 

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[trick my mixer]

Nice job on this ABF rig.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

That is a real beauty! I remember seeing a lot of those C-Cabs on the road, even worked on one or two of them. The shifter felt like a boat oar stuck in a barrel of grease.?

[leafsprings]

Thanks for the positive comments! After looking closely at the built tractor, something didn't quite look right for me. According to the Ford C series brochure, factory wheelbases are listed at 99" 111" 135" +. The AMT kit represents the 111" tractor, not the shorter 99" which I think is more appropriate for a city tractor. The wheelbase is now down to 99".

 

 

Edited September 22, 2024 by leafsprings

[Gary Chastain]

Well done

[slusher]

Very Nice truck and trailer!

[Sledsel]

Came out great! 

[RoninUtah]

Great C series workin’ truck, I like your choice of wheels. First civilian tractor I ever drove was a Ford C series!

[Biggu]

Looks great. Nice job and very realistic……Had a friend of mine drive one. After his pretrip the cab didn’t quite lock. All was ok until he had to stop on a hill facing down and the cab lifted forward to full tilt with my friend’s face jammed into the windshield and he couldn’t move until help came. Hilarious to everyone except him!

[trick my mixer]

I`m liking it. Good job.!!

[Jürgen M.]

On 11/3/2024 at 12:56 AM, Biggu said:

Looks great. Nice job and very realistic……Had a friend of mine drive one. After his pretrip the cab didn’t quite lock. All was ok until he had to stop on a hill facing down and the cab lifted forward to full tilt with my friend’s face jammed into the windshield and he couldn’t move until help came. Hilarious to everyone except him!

Oh my God! Doesn't sound funny at all! Hope he didn't get hurt?

Was that a common problem of those trucks?

[Jürgen M.]

Good job with the rig! Looks very realistic! ?

[Biggu]

4 hours ago, Jürgen M. said:

Oh my God! Doesn't sound funny at all! Hope he didn't get hurt?

Was that a common problem of those trucks?

Only if you weren’t paying attention and didn’t double check. Lol

[Pete68]

Nice looking City Delivery rig. Thanks for sharing.